Canberra Runner OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE PRINT POST APPROVED ACT CROSS COUNTRY CLUB INC. PUBLICATION NO NUMBER 194 DEC 2009 PP 299436/00081 ISSN 1324 – 7557 CANBERRA RUNNER No. 195 March 2010 Official magazine of the ACT Cross Country Club Inc. (ACTCCC) The views in this magazine are not necessarily those of the ACTCCC. Address for all correspondence: GPO Box 252, Canberra ACT 2601 Founded: Jack Pennington OAM 1962 GENERAL INFORMATION: An information sheet and membership forms are available from the Secretary at the above address, and at club races, special events and the Women's and Girls' Jogalong. The information sheet provides full details of the club's objectives and activities. MEMBERSHIP: Membership of the club is open to anyone, with the membership year running from 1 January to 31 December.The membership fees are shown on the current membership form. Membership entitles runners to free entry at club season races, discounted entry to Club major events including the Jogalong, free “Canberra Runner” Magazine (mailed to all members). Contact Pam Faulks 62588679 CLUB RACES: The club conducts over 90 club races during the year ranging from 1k to 16k. The focal point of the year is the 'winter' season from April to September with races most weekends. A mid-week summer series is organised as a winter lead-in with eight races during February and March. In November a spring series of five races is conducted. Races are open to all runners. Non-members are charged an entry fee ($5 seniors, $2 under 20). A program of club events is available from the website. SPECIAL EVENTS: The club conducts three special events each year - the Canberra Marathon and Women and Girls' Fun Run in April and the Canberra Half Marathon in May. Details of these events are provided on the Club website. Entry is on-line or by special entry forms that will be available well before each event. WOMEN'S AND GIRLS' JOGALONG: To encourage the participation of women and girls, the club conducts a 6k handicap event for women and girls in Weston Park on the first Sunday of each month, except April, including a 3km event and 1.6k mini-jog for the younger runners. Contact: Kerrie Tanner 62850130 (h). ACTCCC EXECUTIVE/COMMITTEE President Doug Limbrick 62868187 (h) Vice-President Bryan McCarthy 62865556 (h) Secretary Alison East 62511208 (h) Treasurer Beryl Lowry 02 62303948 (h) Co-Registrars Pam and Richard Faulks 02 62588679 (h) Committee Jane Burndred 0400347889 (m) Robbie Costmeyer 0448087054 (m) Ken Eynon 6254 6548 (h) Brenda Ford 62885548 (h) David Hobson 62582676 (h) Miriam McCarthy 62865556 (h) David Osmond 61618864 (h) Nick Walshe 62853508 (h) 0413692843 (m) Scott Yates 62584720 (h) 0424054688 (m) Web Site http://www.canberrarunner.com.au ISSN 1324-7557 Canberra Runner 2 LIFE MEMBERS 1978 Jack Pennington 1988 Geoff Perry 1998 Ken Eynon 1979 Rod Calvert 1989 Graeme Small 1999 Beryl Lowry 1980 John Gilbert 1990 John Harding 2000 Julie Fitch 1982 Dave Hobson 1991 Pat Fisher 2002 Doug Fry 1983 Brian Lenton 1992 Charlie Modrak 2005 Miriam McCarthy 1984 Geoff Moore 1993 Sue Gilbert 2006 Fiona Jorgensen 1985 Dave Cundy 1994 Pat Clohessy 2007 Colin Neave 1986 Keith Bradley 1995 Bryan McCarthy 2008 Doug Limbrick 1987 Dave Preston 1997 Anthony Perry EXECUTIVE President Vice President Secretary Treasurer 1965 Jack Pennington Jack Pennington Rod Calvert 1966 Jack Pennington Jack Pennington Rod Calvert 1967 Jack Pennington Jack Pennington Rod Calvert 1968 Jack Pennington Jack Pennington Rod Calvert 1969 Jack Pennington Jack Pennington Rod Calvert 1970 Jack Pennington Jack Pennington Rod Calvert 1971 Jack Pennington Jack Pennington Rod Calvert 1972 Jack Pennington Jack Pennington Rod Calvert 1973 Jack Pennington Jack Pennington Rod Calvert 1974 Jack Pennington Pat Fisher Rod Calvert 1975 Jack Pennington Steve Brown Rod Calvert 1976 Jack Pennington Dave Hobson Steve Brown Rod Calvert 1977 Keith Bradley Dave Hobson Pat Fisher Rod Calvert 1978 Dave Hobson Keith Bradley Bryan McCarthy Nathan Carroll 1979 Dave Hobson Keith Bradley Bryan McCarthy Nathan Carroll 1980 Keith Bradley Dave Cundy Sue Gilbert Garry Lee 1981 Derek Woolner Dennis Smith Tony Mitchell Garry Lee 1982 Dennis Smith Rosemary Longstaff Dave Preston Peter Kallio 1983 Brian Lenton Dave Hobson Dave Preston Peter Kallio 1984 Dave Preston Geoff Perry Matthew Webber Garry Lee 1985 Dave Cundy Geoff Perry Matthew Webber Robert Lipp 1986 Dave Cundy Geoff Perry Robert Lipp Graeme Small 1987 Dave Cundy Geoff Perry Robert Lipp Graeme Small 1988 Dave Cundy Geoff Perry Robert Lipp Graeme Small 1989 Dave Cundy Ron Vines Stephen Yates Graeme Small 1990 Dave Cundy Ron Vines Stephen Yates Graeme Small 1991 Dave Cundy Anthony Perry Bob Lowry Graeme Small 1992 Dave Cundy Anthony Perry Bob Lowry Graeme Small 1993 Dave Cundy Anthony Perry Bob Lowry Graeme Small 1994 Trevor Jacobs Ken Eynon Sue Kennedy Graeme Small 1995 Trevor Jacobs Carol Ey Sue Kennedy Graeme Small 1996 Hugh Jorgensen Dave Hobson Justin Winton Graeme Small 1997 Hugh Jorgensen Dave Hobson Fiona Jorgensen Graeme Small 1998 Hugh Jorgensen Dave Hobson Andrew Gardner Graeme Small 1999 Hugh Jorgensen Dave Hobson Fiona Jorgensen Graeme Small 2000 Dave Hobson Bryan McCarthy Robbie Costmeyer Graeme Small 2001 Dave Hobson Bryan McCarthy Robbie Costmeyer Graeme Small 2002 Dave Hobson Bryan McCarthy Robbie Costmeyer Felicity Abotomey 2003 Dave Hobson Bryan McCarthy Doug Limbrick Val Bland 2004 Dave Hobson Bryan McCarthy Doug Limbrick Val Bland 2005 Dave Hobson Bryan McCarthy Doug Limbrick Val Bland 2006 Emma-Kate McGuirk Bryan McCarthy Doug Limbrick Greg Regester 2007 Emma-Kate McGuirk Bryan McCarthy Doug Limbrick Greg Regester 2008 Emma-Kate McGuirk Bryan McCarthy Doug Limbrick 2009 Doug Limrick Bryan McCarthy Alison East Matt McKerrow HALL OF FAME 1995 Dave McInnes Rosemary Longstaff Jim Murphy Colin Neave Garry Hand Annette McNeill Gerard Barrett Gerard Ryan Trevor Jacobs Susan Hobson Rod Higgins 1996 Graham Clews 2000 Chris Cook Carol Ey Fiona Jorgensen Joy Terry 2007 Adam Leane Scott McTaggart Dave Osmond Canberra Runner 3 Contents President’s Message 5 Articles 6 – 12 ACT Cross Country Club Program 13 – 15 A wrap of the Summer Series 16 Weston Creek Half Marathon 17 ACTCCC Results 18 - 41 Women & Girls Jogalong 42 Canberra Runner 4 President’s Message runners to tackle their first marathon. A big thanks goes to Debbie Cowell for We are now well into the Hobson organizing this group. Summer Series. It’s been great to see so many people participating in the longer The dispute between the Club and Cundy event at 6.15 pm on Tuesday evenings Sports Marketing (CSM) over the and also to have an increasing number of ownership of the Canberra Marathon has children take part in the 2km event. With continued to occupy a considerable increasing numbers of children amount of committee time. We were participating in all our events the future hopeful that the dispute had been of running certainly looks very bright. As resolved when CSM recently accepted adult members of the Club we should do unconditionally an offer that the Club had what we can to encourage continued first made in December 2009 which was participation into teenage years and reopened after CSM’s lawyer asked for us adulthood. to make another offer. At the time of writing this report it appears that CSM This year we have introduced into our have now walked away from the offer program the inaugural Canberra Road that they accepted unconditionally and Running Festival. The festival will are proceeding with the Court action they incorporate a number of our events into a initiated against the Club. weekend of running and activity for runners. A team of Club members has The committee has been having been working assiduously on putting the discussions with Athletics ACT about Festival together. The Club is fortunate to developing a closer relationship between have many people who have been the two groups in the interest of running prepared to work together creatively to in Canberra. We will continue to explore ensure that we deliver a professionally this matter and hopefully develop ways to conducted weekend of running. We have facilitate mutual support for each other, been fortunate in having Rob de Castella support for running in the ACT and come on board as patron for the Festival through AACT a closer relationship with and in gaining a number of sponsors. We Athletics Australia. are particularly pleased with the sponsorship arrangements that we have Doug secured with Mizuno for this year and the discussions we have had about a longer term relationship. I would urge you to consider supporting our sponsors. It’s very pleasing to see the large number of people who have joined the novice half marathon training group. This program grows bigger each year and has been very successful in preparing runners to complete their first half marathon. My thanks go to the many Club members who volunteered to work with the training group as mentors and trainers. It’s also very good to see a marathon training group preparing a number of Canberra Runner 5 Milton Valentine: 1953-2010 Milton ran 19 marathons in all, including 5 Canberra Marathons (going on to Milton came into the world shortly after complete the inaugural 50km in 1993). midnight on 26 April 1953. After He also participated in a number of dabbling in the usual range of sports in somewhat smaller marathons, including a his early life he focused on basketball in couple of Brian Lenton’s events – the his late teens, and after he came to Nocturnal Marathon (one mile out and Canberra to work for the Australian back along the lake near the National Bureau of Statistics in 1970s, he became Library starting at 9 pm with the aim to heavily involved in the (then) Stats Rats finish before midnight and break 3 basketball club - playing, coaching and in hours), and the Thredbo marathon from administration.